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Judge blunts COVID contract breach claim from knife-sharpening firm
Another victory for insurers who denied coverage for business losses from COVID shutdowns. -
Judge shreds class action vs Safespeed, IL govt officials over red light camera bribes, because plaintiffs ran red lights
A federal judge says bribes that led to the installation of red light cameras in Chicago's southwest suburbs don't entitle motorists to $100 million in refunds, because the motorists actually committed the traffic offenses that prompted the $100 red light camera tickets. -
HR tech vendor Paychex to pay $3.4M to settle BIPA timeclock class action; Lawyers could get 35%
Paychex is among a number of similar vendors to get sued, agree to settle, under Illinois' Biometric Information Protection Act. It's not known yet how much individual claimants might get under the deal, but lawyers could get $1.18 million. -
Class action claims Keebler cookies don't contain 'real fudge,' mint
The lawsuit targets Ferrara Candy Company's marketing of Keebler Fudge Mint and Fudge Stripes cookies. -
Judge trims, but won't cancel lawsuit over flavoring in General Mills' fruit products
Class action alleges use of malic acid negates claim of 'no artificial flavors,' but General Mills says it's a 'flavor enhancer' -
Appeals panel says warranty claims vs Best Buy over Geek Squad TV protection plans can't be heard in federal court
Class claims lack size, specificity for proper adjudication under federal law, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. -
Attorneys general urge SCOTUS to rule that CTU violated teachers' speech rights by taking dues after teachers said stop
Attorneys general from Texas, Arizona, Missouri and 13 other states filed a brief in support of the class action lawsuit on behalf of 24,000 Chicago Public Schools teachers and other workers vs the Chicago Teachers Union. -
Three running as Republicans for Overstreet's seat at the Fifth District
Greenville attorney Tom DeVore has announced he will seek a seat on the Fifth District Appellate Court in the 2022 general election. -
Class action accuses Sprout Social of shorting sales reps OT
The class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of a collective of people who worked as sales representatives and business development reps for Chicago-based Sprout Social from 2019-2020. -
Judge: Pritzker's pledge to not restrict churches over COVID should end church's suit over prior restrictions
A Chicago federal judge has dismissed a Chicago church's lawsuit vs Gov. JB Pritzker over Pritzker's continued claim to emergency public health powers to close churches, saying Pritzker's promise not to do so again moots their complaint over orders Pritzker issued and rescinded in spring 2020. -
Judge: Former top Foxx deputy can be questioned over reasons to abandon prosecution of two men accused in double murder, child abductions
A federal judge has denied Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's attempt to block lawyers for Chicago cops from questioning her former top deputy Eric Sussman over the decision not to seek new trials for two men who had earlier confessed to helping kill a Chicago couple to take their children. -
Top IL Dem lawmakers ask federal court to toss challenge to new legislative district maps
Illinois Democrats assert the lawsuits brought by GOP leaders and a Mexican legal group, which accuse the Democrats of improperly drawing district boundaries without official Census data, must fail because there is no official Census data to compare their new maps against. -
Ex-Palatine H.S. teacher fired for anti-riot, anti-BLM Facebook posts files First Amendment suit vs District 211, school board members
Plaintiff Jeanne Hedgepeth says Palatine Township High School District 211 and school board members should be made to pay for violating her First Amendment speech rights. She is separately suing a Black Lives Matter activist and current District 211 board member who she says falsely accused her of being a racist. -
Class actions accuse Costco, Haagen-Dazs maker of selling chocolate ice cream bars with no real chocolate
Two class actions filed in Chicago federal court say the products contain too much vegetable oil, not enough cocoa butter to qualify as real chocolate. -
Judge: Kronos can argue, for now, workers consented to fingerprint scans by continuously scanning their prints
A federal judge in Chicago will allow worker timeclock maker Kronos to attempt to defeat,or at least limit, a massive class action lawsuit under Illinois' biometrics law by arguing workers effectively consented to having their fingerprints scanned by continuing to scan their fingerprints on Kronos-supplied biometric time clocks. -
HEPLERBROOM: Chicago Adds Associate Attorney
Chelsea L. Caldwell has joined the Chicago office as an associate attorney. Caldwell focuses her practice on the defense of medical and dental malpractice, nursing home, and professional liability matters. -
Shutterfly to pay $6.75M to settle biometrics class action over photo face scans; Lawyers to get $2.3M
How much individual Shutterfly users and other class members could get from the deal will depend on how many people file claims for a cut of a $4 million fund left over after lawyers and settlement administrators are paid. -
Cicero redirects sewage fight with BSNF to Cook County court, says isn't trying to shut down big BNSF rail yard anymore
The town of Cicero has filed suit against BNSF, saying the railroad's big railyard causes flooding throughout Cicero. BNSF had targeted Cicero for trying to jack up its sewer bills by 1,250% and then threatening to close the railyard unless BNSF paid up. -
Edward Jones agrees to deal valued at $58M to settle Black financial advisers' discrimination class action
About 800 Black financial advisers would receive at least $42,000 each under the settlement. Lawyers would get $8.5 million. -
Pritzker asks appeals court to lift feds oversight of state hiring, imposed to block political hiring practices
Reform advocates have said Pritzker's request is premature, because the state hasn't shown it has stopped politically motivated hiring